မြန်

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See also: မွေးနေ့, မှန်, မှုန်, မုန်း, and မန်

Burmese

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (mran "fast (quick)"). Luce compares Old Chinese 敏 (OC *mrɯʔ, *mrɯŋʔ, “quick, agile, clever”) and Tibetan མྱུར (myur, “swift, quick”) as cognates;[1] the Chinese comparison seems to hold, particularly when compared with the Baxter-Sagart reconstruction.”

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjàɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mran • ALA-LC: mranʻ • BGN/PCGN: myan • Okell: myañ

Adjective

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မြန် • (mran)

  1. quick, fast, swift, rapid
    Antonym: နှေး (hne:)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AN Finals (26. Quick; Swiftly)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 53

Further reading

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